Road To The Super Bowl 2011

detroitsportsfan · 01-15-2011, 05:49 PM

No thread for the NFL playoffs??? Here we go. Good game going on between Baltimore & Pittsburgh.

tin mad dog · 01-15-2011, 05:51 PM

Pittsburgh is giving the ball up at every turn.

Even though I like some of the players on Baltimore, I can't stand the team. I hate their owner, their style and their team colors.

They're the Utah Jazz (stockton era) of the NFL to me.

I think Buffalo is the only team I'd be less excited to watch.

tin mad dog · 01-15-2011, 05:52 PM

Their D is pretty dominant right now, though.

tin mad dog · 01-15-2011, 05:55 PM

If Pitt gets ANY points before the half, we may have a game again. They've got to be shaken with all of the turnovers.

detroitsportsfan · 01-15-2011, 08:33 PM

Great game. Typical game between the Ravens and Steelers. Very physical play. Lots of penalties. Turnovers. More defense than offense. Surprising final score with little offensive yardage by either team: Pittsburgh 31 Baltimore 24. I was rooting for Baltimore but the Steelers will move on. New England is still the team to beat in the AFC.

tin mad dog · 01-16-2011, 03:48 PM

The Seahawks need Matt Forte to throw more passes.

tin mad dog · 01-16-2011, 08:59 PM

Well, now Brady is 14-5 in the post-season.

I think I'm now rooting for GB so Woodson can get a ring before retiring. I'd guess he probably only has 2 or 3 years left. It's hard to expect him to have a Darrell Green length career even though he's still pretty close to the top of his game.

Dave Bing · 01-16-2011, 09:03 PM

I think that I am rooting for the Jets to get out of the AFC. They're pretty fun to watch.

tin mad dog · 01-16-2011, 09:06 PM

I'm with anyone but the Bears, even though I like a few of their players.

hack · 01-16-2011, 09:36 PM

It'd be nice to see Woodson with a ring, that's a good argument.

detroitsportsfan · 01-16-2011, 09:41 PM

Not what I expected for the Final Four. Green Bay vs. Chicago & NY Jets vs. Pittsburgh. To me, the best and hardest fought game during the playoffs was the Ravens/Steelers game so I'm thinking the Steelers are the team to beat now. Pittsburgh Over Green Bay for the Super Bowl.

RugbyPike#11 · 01-16-2011, 11:03 PM

I think Woodson is good enough in run support to make the move to safety and extend his career another few years.... if he wants to.

tin mad dog · 01-23-2011, 03:50 PM

I guess I didn't really go out on a limb today but I picked GB & Pitt. GB is owning the Bears in the early going.

tin mad dog · 01-23-2011, 08:17 PM

Not much drama in the games so far. I guess the Bears had a shot, in theory but I never thought they were a serious threat with Mr. Haney.

tin mad dog · 01-23-2011, 08:20 PM

By the way, it appears Tom Brady played the season with a stress frature:

Tom Brady Foot Surgery Reports : People.com

detroitsportsfan · 01-24-2011, 01:49 AM

Super Bowl XLV

Pittsburgh Steelers

vs.

Green Bay Packers

fredsue · 01-24-2011, 12:12 PM

boy I wonder if the reffing crew is going to be spoken to about the bears/packers game.

The interception right at the half...the ref official with the commentators were talking about the two things they were looking at...one whether it was int or not...and whether he was down by contact or not which he clearly was...

then they say confirmed int...fine...but they spot the ball at like the 12...when it was clear that the guy was touched back at the 1. That changes things a bit but because it is not sucha simple kneel down anymore...but not huge but was kind of called out on TV...Not too much mention about that...

Also Rodgers effort to tackle Urlacher was huge....if the bears had scored that...the game would have been totally different...not a ton of focus on that either...

Also thought the officials blew it when Lovey was forced to challenge the one int that was clearly not...but The better team won the game...and deservedly so...

tin mad dog · 01-24-2011, 12:37 PM

I'll be rooting for Charles Woodson to get a ring and an INT against The Alleged.

hack · 01-24-2011, 12:39 PM

How the hell is the Pack favored? Maybe it's the mental disabilities that come from being a Lions fan, but the Lions beat GB without Stafford and the Steelers are the Friggin Steelers, right? I'm not sure it's even gonna be a close game, and if it is it will be deceptively close in the way that Jets game was -- early lead followed by a not-enough comeback.

tin mad dog · 01-24-2011, 12:42 PM

Did you get to watch both games, Hack?

hack · 01-24-2011, 12:48 PM

Sort of. Slept through halftime and Q3 of the first game, and checked in periodically on H2 of the second.

tin mad dog · 01-29-2011, 08:31 PM

.......

Quote:

The NFL has become the East German women's swim team...

"That's why the NFL runs itself in a way that would fit nicely on Glenn Beck's chalkboard - they literally share the wealth, through salary caps and revenue sharing - TV is their biggest source of revenue, and they put all of it in a big commie pot and split it 32 ways. Because they don't want anyone to fall too far behind. That's why the team that wins the Super Bowl picks last in the next draft. Or what the Republicans would call "punishing success."

Baseball, on the other hand, is exactly like the Republicans, and I don't just mean it's incredibly boring. I mean their economic theory is every man for himself. The small market Pittsburgh Steelers go to the Super Bowl more than anybody - but the Pittsburgh Pirates? Levi Johnston has sperm that will not grow up and live long enough to see the Pirates in a World Series. Their payroll is about $40 million, and the Yankees is $206 million. They have about as much chance at getting in the playoffs as a poor black teenager from Newark has of becoming the CEO of Halliburton. That's why people stop going to Pirate games in May, because if you're not in the game, you become indifferent to the fate of the game, and maybe even get bitter - that's what's happening to the middle class in America. It's also how Marie Antoinette lost her head.

So, you kind of have to laugh - the same angry white males who hate Obama because he's "redistributing wealth" just love football, a sport that succeeds economically because it does exactly that. To them, the NFL is as American as hot dogs, Chevrolet, apple pie, and a second, giant helping of apple pie. But then again, they think they're macho because their sport is football, when honestly - is there anything gayer than wearing another man's shirt?"

(more)

Bill Maher: New Rule: Americans Must Realize What Makes NFL Football So Great: Socialism

Money23 · 01-30-2011, 02:19 AM

ROTFL

That is an awesome column.

Money23 · 01-30-2011, 02:20 AM

Came into the thread to post this; wasn't sure where else to put it. Click on the link and take a look at the pic of Herschel!

Herschel Walker wins second pro fight via TKO - Cagewriter - UFCBlog - Yahoo! Sports

Money23 · 01-30-2011, 02:20 AM

He's thinking of trying an NFL comeback at age 48. That would be insane.

tin mad dog · 01-30-2011, 02:31 AM

He's not. He was on several shows this week saying what he said was he "thinks" he could play in the NFL not that he wants to.

He also said he still does 1,500 sit-ups/crunches every day and only eats 1 meal.

Money23 · 01-30-2011, 03:13 AM

Ah, he must have just been spouting off and retracted it or just joking, then. Here's the quote I read.

"I've told everyone that at 50 I might try football again to show people I can do that," Walker said on Monday during a conference call to promote his upcoming fight. "I want to be the George Foreman of football, come back and do that one more time."

He's been eating 1 meal since he was a teenager! Crazy.

Money23 · 01-30-2011, 03:14 AM

It has to be surreal if you're an MMA fighter and you look up and Herschel Walker is sitting on you punching you in the face.

Remember when he did some professional ballet for a while?

Money23 · 01-30-2011, 03:17 AM

hack · 01-30-2011, 09:07 AM

Geezus look a the neck...

Mainevent · 01-30-2011, 09:42 AM

I read somewhere else recently that he said he ran a 4.48 40 recently. Dude is just a freak.

tin mad dog · 01-30-2011, 10:39 AM

Chuck Norris ain't got a thing on Herschel!

Honestly, he may be the best athlete of our time.

tin mad dog · 01-30-2011, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hack

Geezus look a the neck...

This is not what 48 usually looks like.

I remember hearing that he's never lifted weights either. Just push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups and the like.

Mainevent · 01-30-2011, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hack

Geezus look a the neck...

What neck? There's a couple of boulders for traps and then a head. He's like the anti-Udoh.

Money23 · 01-31-2011, 04:13 AM

Yeah, he claims to not lift weights, just the resistance of his own body.

Money23 · 01-31-2011, 04:14 AM

Video: Crazy AFC lateral stuns apathetic NFC team in Pro bowl - Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

fredsue · 02-01-2011, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tin mad dog

.......

if that had come from rush everyone would be pointing out how racist it was, how he was using stereotypes and the like....

Money23 · 02-02-2011, 04:07 AM

That's because Rush is a racist with a radio show.

tin mad dog · 02-02-2011, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Money23

That's because Rush is a racist with a radio show.

Money23 · 02-05-2011, 04:38 AM

Roethlisberger defends himself over TMZ clip shows him drinking - Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

detroitsportsfan · 02-06-2011, 08:04 PM

21-10 Green Bay over Pittsburgh @ half-time. Steelers off to their typical slow start. Roethlisberger a couple of costly interceptions. Pittsburgh scores touchdown near the end of the 1/2 to bring score closer. Neither team looking great offensively but give the edge to Green Bay. Some injuries on the back end (secondary) for Green Bay going into half-time. One thing I noticed during the game is the Steelers defense is getting to Aaron Rodgers (almost every play). On the other hand, Big Ben has been well-protected. I still think the Steelers are going to pull a win out of this.

hack · 02-06-2011, 08:54 PM

Anybody know a stream link?

Kstat · 02-06-2011, 09:03 PM

The Eminem/Detroit montage commercial was fucking incredible. Highlight of my night.

Dave Bing · 02-06-2011, 09:26 PM

That was a great commercial. I wonder who wrote it.

Dave Bing · 02-06-2011, 09:27 PM

I liked the tag... Imported from Detroit.

Took my son to the DC auto show today. Some of the American cars really look great.

detroitsportsfan · 02-06-2011, 10:48 PM

GREEN BAY 31 PITTSBURGH 25

I thought the Steelers were going to come back and win but the Packers held on.

hack · 02-06-2011, 10:56 PM

Happy for Woodson. Like the Rodgers/Favre storyline. Amazed the Lions beat the champs.

fredsue · 02-06-2011, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Money23

That's because Rush is a racist with a radio show.

and this guys is a racist who used to have a tv show.....not much of a differnece...

congrats to Green Bay...good game even with more players going down.....

detroitsportsfan · 02-06-2011, 11:38 PM

Don't forget Greg Jennings (another Michigan guy). I don't think the Lions are too far off. Another good draft and some good free agent pickings and they should be in the playoffs next year (providing they stay reasonably healthy). They could only be a couple of years away from being a contender for the Super Bowl (I believe Suh said that too).

Quote:

Originally Posted by hack

Happy for Woodson. Like the Rodgers/Favre storyline. Amazed the Lions beat the champs.

tin mad dog · 02-07-2011, 11:00 AM

The best ad:

01-15-2011, 05:51 PM	#2
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	Pittsburgh is giving the ball up at every turn. Even though I like some of the players on Baltimore, I can't stand the team. I hate their owner, their style and their team colors. They're the Utah Jazz (stockton era) of the NFL to me. I think Buffalo is the only team I'd be less excited to watch. __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-15-2011, 05:52 PM	#3
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	Their D is pretty dominant right now, though. __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-15-2011, 05:55 PM	#4
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	If Pitt gets ANY points before the half, we may have a game again. They've got to be shaken with all of the turnovers. __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-16-2011, 03:48 PM	#6
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	The Seahawks need Matt Forte to throw more passes. __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-16-2011, 08:59 PM	#7
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	Well, now Brady is 14-5 in the post-season. I think I'm now rooting for GB so Woodson can get a ring before retiring. I'd guess he probably only has 2 or 3 years left. It's hard to expect him to have a Darrell Green length career even though he's still pretty close to the top of his game. __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-15-2011, 05:49 PM	#1
detroitsportsfan Bench Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,511 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	Road To The Super Bowl 2011 No thread for the NFL playoffs??? Here we go. Good game going on between Baltimore & Pittsburgh.

01-15-2011, 08:33 PM	#5
detroitsportsfan Bench Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,511 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	Great game. Typical game between the Ravens and Steelers. Very physical play. Lots of penalties. Turnovers. More defense than offense. Surprising final score with little offensive yardage by either team: Pittsburgh 31 Baltimore 24. I was rooting for Baltimore but the Steelers will move on. New England is still the team to beat in the AFC.

01-16-2011, 09:03 PM	#8
Dave Bing Sixth Man Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4,784 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	I think that I am rooting for the Jets to get out of the AFC. They're pretty fun to watch.

01-16-2011, 09:06 PM	#9
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	I'm with anyone but the Bears, even though I like a few of their players. __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-16-2011, 09:36 PM	#10
hack Starter Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 11,065 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	It'd be nice to see Woodson with a ring, that's a good argument.

01-16-2011, 09:41 PM	#11
detroitsportsfan Bench Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,511 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	Not what I expected for the Final Four. Green Bay vs. Chicago & NY Jets vs. Pittsburgh. To me, the best and hardest fought game during the playoffs was the Ravens/Steelers game so I'm thinking the Steelers are the team to beat now. Pittsburgh Over Green Bay for the Super Bowl.

01-16-2011, 11:03 PM	#12
RugbyPike#11 Bench Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,153 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	I think Woodson is good enough in run support to make the move to safety and extend his career another few years.... if he wants to.

01-23-2011, 03:50 PM	#13
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	I guess I didn't really go out on a limb today but I picked GB & Pitt. GB is owning the Bears in the early going. __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-23-2011, 08:17 PM	#14
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	Not much drama in the games so far. I guess the Bears had a shot, in theory but I never thought they were a serious threat with Mr. Haney. __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-23-2011, 08:20 PM	#15
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	By the way, it appears Tom Brady played the season with a stress frature: Tom Brady Foot Surgery Reports : People.com __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-24-2011, 01:49 AM	#16
detroitsportsfan Bench Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,511 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	Super Bowl XLV Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers

01-24-2011, 12:12 PM	#17
fredsue Bench Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,487 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	boy I wonder if the reffing crew is going to be spoken to about the bears/packers game. The interception right at the half...the ref official with the commentators were talking about the two things they were looking at...one whether it was int or not...and whether he was down by contact or not which he clearly was... then they say confirmed int...fine...but they spot the ball at like the 12...when it was clear that the guy was touched back at the 1. That changes things a bit but because it is not sucha simple kneel down anymore...but not huge but was kind of called out on TV...Not too much mention about that... Also Rodgers effort to tackle Urlacher was huge....if the bears had scored that...the game would have been totally different...not a ton of focus on that either... Also thought the officials blew it when Lovey was forced to challenge the one int that was clearly not...but The better team won the game...and deservedly so...

01-24-2011, 12:37 PM	#18
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	I'll be rooting for Charles Woodson to get a ring and an INT against The Alleged. __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-24-2011, 12:39 PM	#19
hack Starter Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 11,065 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	How the hell is the Pack favored? Maybe it's the mental disabilities that come from being a Lions fan, but the Lions beat GB without Stafford and the Steelers are the Friggin Steelers, right? I'm not sure it's even gonna be a close game, and if it is it will be deceptively close in the way that Jets game was -- early lead followed by a not-enough comeback.

01-24-2011, 12:42 PM	#20
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	Did you get to watch both games, Hack? __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-24-2011, 12:48 PM	#21
hack Starter Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 11,065 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	Sort of. Slept through halftime and Q3 of the first game, and checked in periodically on H2 of the second.

01-30-2011, 02:19 AM	#23
Money23 Sixth Man Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: F-f-f-f-Flintown Posts: 3,941 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	ROTFL That is an awesome column.

01-30-2011, 02:20 AM	#24
Money23 Sixth Man Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: F-f-f-f-Flintown Posts: 3,941 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	Came into the thread to post this; wasn't sure where else to put it. Click on the link and take a look at the pic of Herschel! Herschel Walker wins second pro fight via TKO - Cagewriter - UFCBlog - Yahoo! Sports

01-30-2011, 02:31 AM	#26
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	He's not. He was on several shows this week saying what he said was he "thinks" he could play in the NFL not that he wants to. He also said he still does 1,500 sit-ups/crunches every day and only eats 1 meal. __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-30-2011, 03:13 AM	#27
Money23 Sixth Man Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: F-f-f-f-Flintown Posts: 3,941 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	Ah, he must have just been spouting off and retracted it or just joking, then. Here's the quote I read. "I've told everyone that at 50 I might try football again to show people I can do that," Walker said on Monday during a conference call to promote his upcoming fight. "I want to be the George Foreman of football, come back and do that one more time." He's been eating 1 meal since he was a teenager! Crazy.

01-30-2011, 03:14 AM	#28
Money23 Sixth Man Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: F-f-f-f-Flintown Posts: 3,941 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	It has to be surreal if you're an MMA fighter and you look up and Herschel Walker is sitting on you punching you in the face. Remember when he did some professional ballet for a while?

01-30-2011, 03:17 AM	#29
Money23 Sixth Man Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: F-f-f-f-Flintown Posts: 3,941 : 0 For This Post 0 Total

01-30-2011, 09:07 AM	#30
hack Starter Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 11,065 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	Geezus look a the neck...

01-30-2011, 09:42 AM	#31
Mainevent Bench Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,321 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	I read somewhere else recently that he said he ran a 4.48 40 recently. Dude is just a freak.

01-30-2011, 10:39 AM	#32
tin mad dog Starter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island City, NY Posts: 9,787 : 0 For This Post 1 Total	Chuck Norris ain't got a thing on Herschel! Honestly, he may be the best athlete of our time. __________________ 2011- Oh Bismack, where art thou?

01-31-2011, 04:13 AM	#35
Money23 Sixth Man Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: F-f-f-f-Flintown Posts: 3,941 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	Yeah, he claims to not lift weights, just the resistance of his own body.

01-31-2011, 04:14 AM	#36
Money23 Sixth Man Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: F-f-f-f-Flintown Posts: 3,941 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	Video: Crazy AFC lateral stuns apathetic NFC team in Pro bowl - Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

02-02-2011, 04:07 AM	#38
Money23 Sixth Man Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: F-f-f-f-Flintown Posts: 3,941 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	That's because Rush is a racist with a radio show.

02-05-2011, 04:38 AM	#40
Money23 Sixth Man Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: F-f-f-f-Flintown Posts: 3,941 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	Roethlisberger defends himself over TMZ clip shows him drinking - Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

02-06-2011, 08:04 PM	#41
detroitsportsfan Bench Player Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1,511 : 0 For This Post 0 Total	21-10 Green Bay over Pittsburgh @ half-time. Steelers off to their typical slow start. Roethlisberger a couple of costly interceptions. Pittsburgh scores touchdown near the end of the 1/2 to bring score closer. Neither team looking great offensively but give the edge to Green Bay. Some injuries on the back end (secondary) for Green Bay going into half-time. One thing I noticed during the game is the Steelers defense is getting to Aaron Rodgers (almost every play). On the other hand, Big Ben has been well-protected. I still think the Steelers are going to pull a win out of this.